The Dark Side of the Enlightenment: Wizards, Alchemists, and Spiritual Seekers in the Age of Reason – John V. Fleming
The enlightenment produced a lot of good ideas, but it also had a whole lot of really terrible ones.
History
The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is: A History, a Philosophy, a Warning – Justin E. H. Smith
An argument that we should look at the internet in a slightly different way.
Out of Italy: Two Centuries of World Domination and Demise – Fernand Braudel
A take on two centuries of Italian dominance.
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Bernini: His Life and His Rome – Franco Mormando
Bernini is a great master of the Baroque, had a fortunate and adventurous life.
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome – Mary Beard
A history of Ancient Rome. It says so on the cover.
Trillion Year Spree – Brian W. Aldiss
A very thorough history of sci fi
City of Sokrates: An Introduction to Classical Athens- J.W. Roberts
An in-depth introduction to life in Classical athens.
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Socrates – George Rudebusch
A short little book to help you contextualize the life and thoughts of Socrates.
Italy, A Short History – Harry Hearder
A brief history of Italy
The Dangerous Life and Ideas of Diogenes the Cynic – Jean-Manuel Roubineau
It does feel like we know little about figures from antiquity. I am glad this book shines some light on one of them
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Failures in Polymathy 